Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is determined to hold on to power, even as large parts of the world are recognizing Juan Guiado as the rightful president of Venezuela. While the notion of intervention and regime change is drawing some skepticism across the political spectrum, Venezuela is one place where it is probably a very good idea.

It is fair to acknowledge that the decision to carry out regime change in Iraq has had some mixed results. Saddam Hussein is gone, and good riddance, but the plans for after the removal didn’t exactly work out. Furthermore, public support was hurt by the failure to find stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction; They were not the only reason Saddam had to go, but they became the centerpiece of the phony “Bush lied” themes.